| Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 6, 1996 Location: Pontiac, MI Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 58666 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Scott Mitchell 2 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Brett Perriman 9 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 25 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Herman Moore 50 pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 9 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 5 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Jamal Anderson 14 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 21 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 47 FG | 24 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tyrone Brown |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 21 | WR | Eric Metcalf |
| 85 | WR | Roell Preston |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 72 | ROG | Mike Zandofsky |
| 62 | ROT | Dave Richards |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 34 | RB | Craig Heyward |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 67 | RDT | Moe Gardner |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 25 | SS | Devin Bush |
| 24 | FS | Patrick Bates |
| 45 | RCB | Darnell Walker |
| 28 | NB | Lenny McGill |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 80 | WR | Brett Perriman |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 62 | ROG | Tony Semple |
| 71 | ROT | Zefross Moss |
| 89 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | RB | Barry Sanders |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 98 | NT | Henry Thomas |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 93 | RDE | Kerwin Waldroup |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 47 | LCB | Ryan McNeil |
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades |
| 39 | FS | Van Malone |
| 31 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| 38 | NB | Ryan Stewart |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 27:57 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4/13 | 0/0 | 7 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| DET | 32:03 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 8/15 | 0/0 | 7 | 51 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 14t | 3 |
| Craig Heyward | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 116 | 5.3 | 3 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 26 | 86 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 95 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 1 | 180 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 53.0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 1 | 180 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 53.0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 0 | 276 | 7.5 | 50t | 3 | 2 | 14 | 105.2 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 0 | 276 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 105.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Roell Preston | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Tyrone Brown | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Mitch Lyons | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 180 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Brett Perriman | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Johnnie Morton | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 50t | 2 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 276 | 13.8 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ryan McNeil | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 7 | 319 | 45.6 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 319 | 45.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||
| Mark Royals | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 247 | 41.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 1 | 62 | 15.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 4 | 2 | 51 | 12.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 2 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 5 | 295 | 59.0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 5 | 360 | 72.0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Keith Washington | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Rivers | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Dan Owens | 1.5 |
| Chuck Smith | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Robert Porcher | 2.0 |
| Henry Thomas | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |